Sand Hill power station

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Sand Hill power station is an operating power station of at least 694-megawatts (MW) in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sand Hill power station Austin, Travis, Texas, United States 30.2098, -97.6129 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CC1, SH1, SH2, SH3, SH4, SH6, SH7: 30.2098, -97.6129

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Emergency/Backup
CC1 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 388[1] combined cycle[1] no[1] 2004[1] no
SH1 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 51[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1] no
SH2 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 51[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1] no
SH3 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 51[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1] no
SH4 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 51[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[1] no
SH6 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 51[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2010[1] no
SH7 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 51[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2010[1] no

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
CC1 Austin Energy Corp [100%][2] Austin Energy Corp [100.0%]
SH1 Austin Energy Corp [100%][2] Austin Energy Corp [100.0%]
SH2 Austin Energy Corp [100%][2] Austin Energy Corp [100.0%]
SH3 Austin Energy Corp [100%][2] Austin Energy Corp [100.0%]
SH4 Austin Energy Corp [100%][2] Austin Energy Corp [100.0%]
SH6 Austin Energy Corp [100%][2] Austin Energy Corp [100.0%]
SH7 Austin Energy Corp [100%][2] Austin Energy Corp [100.0%]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

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